REALTOR®

• Jul 2021 - Present

In 2020, in the middle of Covid, I decided it was time to step out of retirement and change direction with a new career challenge. Wanting a more personal and customer focused role and expanding on my interests, investments and experience in Real Estate, I retrained and licensed as a REALTOR® for both commercial and residential Real Estate in BC.I have joined a great brokerage based in Victoria BC and Im very excited to be starting this new role that is both social and enables me to help people as they buy or sell their homes and properties here on the paradise that is Vancouver Island.

Semi Retired

• Jan 2018 - Jul 2021

After a successful 35 year career working in Technology across several sectors, with great firms and many smart people, a career that has taken me across both Europe and North America, I took an opportunity to step away from a full time role in 2018 for a period of time and retire early so I could travel, volunteer and work in a freelance capacity as opportunities arose. After a successful 35 year career working in Technology across several sectors, with great firms and many smart people, a career that has taken me across both Europe and North America, I took an opportunity to step away from a full time role in 2018 for a period of time and retire early so I could travel, volunteer and work in a freelance capacity as opportunities arose.

Business Owner

• 2006 - Aug 2020

Chinook Sky Property Services managed a small number of privately owned residential rental properties. Chinook Sky Property Services managed a small number of privately owned residential rental properties.

Solution Architect

• May 2017 - Dec 2017

With DXC/CSC - Solution Architect on Toyota Canada's Data Centre Transition program. Lead role on the design and build of new High Availability Converged Infrastructures and High Availability Open Systems environments in two new greenfield Canadian Data Centre's. Solutioning replication services for DR and service failover for multiple Production and non Production applications and technologies hosted within the new Data Centre's, and planning the application and systems migration from Toyota Canada's HQ to the two new locations.

Advisor, Solution Architect

• Apr 2017 - Dec 2017

DXC Technology was formed through the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in April 2017 creating the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company with $25 billion in annual revenues and nearly 6,000 clients in more than 70 countries.Key engagements with Toyota North America and Toyota Canada are outlined. DXC Technology was formed through the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in April 2017 creating the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company with $25 billion in annual revenues and nearly 6,000 clients in more than 70 countries.Key engagements with Toyota North America and Toyota Canada are outlined.

Advisor, Solution Architecture, America's Technology Architecture

• Nov 2015 - Dec 2017

As an Advisor, Solution Architect, I worked in a senior role with CSC's enterprise CTO and Director level clients, across a broad range of industry sectors. As an Advisor, Solution Architect, I worked in a senior role with CSC's enterprise CTO and Director level clients, across a broad range of industry sectors.

Partner

• Apr 2012 - Dec 2017

Founded in 2012 and incorporating in 2015, Systems West Consulting provided business technology leadership, strategic thinking and planning through ongoing support services, interim IS Management, full service Architecture capabilities, program and project management and oversight to small private organizations who demand sound independent service, advice and direction to ensure that business driven outcomes are achieved through their IT investments. Founded in 2012 and incorporating in 2015, Systems West Consulting provided business technology leadership, strategic thinking and planning through ongoing support services, interim IS Management, full service Architecture capabilities, program and project management and oversight to small private organizations who demand sound independent service, advice and direction to ensure that business driven outcomes are achieved through their IT investments.

Architect / Designer

• Aug 2016 - May 2017

With CSC/DXC - Advisor & Architect / Designer working on Toyota North America's Data Centre Migration (DCM) Program which migrated several hundred applications into new standardized virtual environments across two new US data centre locations in support of Toyota's business consolidation program to their Plano TX HQ.I lead design activities for multiple applications across several migration streams over the lifecycle of the Program analyzing current state, and then developing the future state architectures for each application for dev, test, staging, prod and DR environments, then additionally overseeing and supporting the services build and migrations for an application and its data within each environment ahead of the service cut over.

Enterprise Architect

• May 2011 - Sep 2015

Acting Architecture Practice Lead in Calgary, Team Lead to Architects and Senior Consultants and an Enterprise Architect within the Long View Architecture Practice, my role covered both internal and external facing activities and customers. A client focused Enterprise Architect, delivering strategic architecture services, recommendations and direction through the creation and evolution of new architectures, roadmaps and strategies that mapped through current architectures, and defined future states, and outlined the evolution and transition to these for Long View and our current and future clients. Delivering both staff and practice development and growth, I also provided new business support, building solution proposals and as a response team member on large RFI/RFP submissions.

Senior Enterprise Architect

• Apr 2012 - Oct 2014

Through Long View Systems:Senior Enterprise Architect with Suncor’s Enterprise Architecture and IS Enablement team developing infrastructure and service strategies and roadmaps in support of improved business focused outcomes. I provided full project support, governance and oversight across the IS organization with a focus on technology and services and their development and alignment within Suncor, ensuring best practices were delivered across all initiatives. Through Long View Systems:Senior Enterprise Architect with Suncor’s Enterprise Architecture and IS Enablement team developing infrastructure and service strategies and roadmaps in support of improved business focused outcomes. I provided full project support, governance and oversight across the IS organization with a focus on technology and services and their development and alignment within Suncor, ensuring best practices were delivered across all initiatives.

Senior Solution Architect

• 2005 - 2011

A Senior Professional within CSC’s North American Architecture Practice. I successfully delivered in lead positions across enterprise wide engagements that included ITIL based Service Development and large Transition and Transformation programs. I led Architecture teams delivering solutions and services in a number of market sectors with CSC's key clients and internally within CSC's Financial Services group.

Lead Architect

• 2000 - 2005

Account Lead Architect and Staff Manager within CSC's Global Architecture Practice, supporting CSC's key enterprise clients across the UK.

Technical Director

• 2000 - 2000

IT Manager

• 1994 - 2000

Systems Engineer

• 1988 - 1994

Field Service Engineer

• 1987 - 1988

Apprentice / Craftsman

• 1982 - 1987

Completed a formal four year apprenticeship in electrical and electronic engineering with the Ministry of Defence in the UK, gaining my trade papers and certifications as an Electronics Engineer in 1986. Completed a formal four year apprenticeship in electrical and electronic engineering with the Ministry of Defence in the UK, gaining my trade papers and certifications as an Electronics Engineer in 1986.